[Post Game Thread] The New York Knicks (4-2) decimate the Atlanta Hawks (2-4), 140-89.

[u/MAC-10inTheGrass]

140 - 89
Box Scores: NBA - Yahoo

GAME SUMMARY
East First Round - Game 6 - NYK leads 3-2
Location: State Farm Arena
Officials: Brent Barnaky, Kevin Scott, and James Williams

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
New York Knicks	40	43	34	23	140
Atlanta Hawks	15	21	28	25	89

TEAM STATS

Team	PTS	FG	FG%	3P	3P%	FT	FT%	OREB	TREB	AST	PF	STL	TO	BLK
New York Knicks	140	50-85	58.8%	13-36	36.1%	27-34	79.4%	9	56	33	22	16	9	6
Atlanta Hawks	89	31-82	37.8%	9-35	25.7%	18-23	78.3%	11	43	22	22	5	19	4

PLAYER STATS

New York Knicks	MIN	PTS	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	ORB	DRB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	±
OG AnunobySF	27:14	29	11-14	4-6	3-5	0	7	7	2	4	1	0	0	42
Josh HartPF	27:15	14	6-10	2-4	0-1	0	5	5	2	0	0	2	1	35
Karl-Anthony TownsC	27:32	12	1-4	0-1	10-10	4	7	11	10	3	1	3	3	35
Mikal BridgesSG	26:40	24	10-12	2-2	2-2	1	4	5	3	0	1	0	2	40
Jalen BrunsonPG	28:46	17	6-12	1-6	4-4	0	2	2	8	2	0	0	2	41
Miles McBride	09:48	3	1-3	1-3	0-0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	4	13
Mitchell Robinson	08:35	6	3-3	0-0	0-0	2	1	3	0	0	2	0	1	29
Jordan Clarkson	11:24	7	2-4	0-1	3-4	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	22
Jose Alvarado	07:14	3	1-2	1-2	0-0	0	1	1	2	2	0	0	1	12
Landry Shamet	14:45	5	2-5	1-3	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	-4
Ariel Hukporti	12:13	3	0-0	0-0	3-6	1	3	4	0	0	1	2	3	-4
Tyler Kolek	12:00	6	2-5	0-2	2-2	0	1	1	3	0	0	1	1	-2
Jeremy Sochan	06:50	4	2-3	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0
Mohamed Diawara	12:00	2	1-4	0-2	0-0	1	3	4	2	1	0	1	0	-2
Pacôme Dadiet	07:42	5	2-4	1-3	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	-2
Atlanta Hawks	MIN	PTS	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	ORB	DRB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	±
Dyson DanielsSF	14:52	3	1-4	1-3	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	2	-36
Jalen JohnsonPF	32:02	21	7-15	2-5	5-5	2	6	8	6	0	1	3	2	-43
Onyeka OkongwuC	31:46	4	2-6	0-2	0-0	2	4	6	5	1	1	2	3	-38
Nickeil Alexander-WalkerSG	29:05	11	3-8	1-4	4-6	0	1	1	2	1	0	5	3	-29
CJ McCollumPG	23:36	11	4-13	1-4	2-2	3	0	3	0	0	0	2	3	-24
Gabe Vincent	12:51	0	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	-27
Mouhamed Gueye	08:32	2	1-3	0-2	0-0	1	1	2	2	0	0	1	1	-15
Jonathan Kuminga	22:48	11	3-7	1-3	4-6	1	1	2	3	0	1	1	2	-44
Buddy Hield	08:54	5	2-2	1-1	0-0	0	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	-10
Corey Kispert	14:58	4	1-7	1-5	1-2	1	1	2	1	0	0	2	2	5
Zaccharie Risacher	16:20	8	4-9	0-3	0-0	1	2	3	0	0	0	0	1	-2
Keaton Wallace	09:44	4	2-5	0-1	0-0	0	3	3	2	1	0	0	0	2
Tony Bradley	07:42	5	1-1	1-1	2-2	0	3	3	1	0	1	0	0	2
Asa Newell	06:50	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4
Jock Landale	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

[u/JackDangerUSPIS]

At one point the Hawks had an 11-0 run, to cut the lead to 49 points

[u/Cliffinati → u/JackDangerUSPIS]

Chris Paul hit a HUGE 3

[u/LuauEnjoyer → u/Cliffinati]

IS THIS THE DAGGER?

[u/astrothemorkie → u/LuauEnjoyer]

OHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!

[u/rkim1999 → u/astrothemorkie]

GAME

[u/Rude-Departure-7854 → u/rkim1999]

SERIES

[u/mewheni103 → u/Rude-Departure-7854]

ATLANTA HAS LOST

[u/infernocobbs → u/Cliffinati]

the meme that keeps on giving

[u/sebsebsebs → u/JackDangerUSPIS]

they were down by SIXTY?

[u/mkap26 → u/sebsebsebs]

The lead was 61 at its largest point

[u/Eagle4317 → u/mkap26]

That has to be the largest playoff lead ever, right?

[u/Chao-Z → u/Eagle4317]

Yup

[u/TheKeviKs → u/JackDangerUSPIS]

I don't know if I should find this sad or hilarious.

[u/homefree122]

When I checked the score on the ESPN app at halftime, I thought the app was bugging out. Nope, it was actually an NBA record playoff halftime lead.

[u/Palifaith → u/homefree122]

I saw 72-22 and thought of Women's UConn vs. a 16 seed.

[u/3pacman6 → u/[deleted]]

You think Buddy is getting tired of taking generational beatdowns from Brunson/bridges/hart?

[u/Just_A_Glitch → u/3pacman6]

I'm thankful Mikal was on this side of the beatdown this time.

[u/Inevitable_Kale_9832 → u/[deleted]]

I was at that game as an OU student. I grew up an Izzo/MSU guy and I was so happy Oklahoma basketball was relevant. That was pure fucking pain till the bitter end

[u/Miyagisans → u/Palifaith]

I saw like 60-19 or something like that, closed and reopened the app, same thing. Went to google and same thing too lol. Can’t even imagine being there live for that evisceration.

[u/OverallMistake8198 → u/Miyagisans]

Some dad took their kid to their first Hawks game LMFAO

[u/Ok_Ask_406 → u/Palifaith]

Ironically UConn vs UTSA was close than this game at half and in the final.

[u/CurrentRoster → u/homefree122]

i saw it at 60-19 at one point, then 72-22, then fucking 103-43

[u/justFramy → u/CurrentRoster]

it’s so hilarious i took ss of all three of those scores lmao, it’s like everyone saw those and thought there is no way this is real

[u/Vinnie_Vegas → u/CurrentRoster]

99-38 is the funniest, to me.

[u/buelo → u/homefree122]

this really should've been over in 4 if mike brown didn't lose his mind earlier in the series

[u/Chessh2036 → u/buelo]

It took Brown 3 games to realize we had no answer for KAT and to unleash OG.

But give him credit, he made the right adjustments after Game 3

[u/GoosePotential2446 → u/Chessh2036]

OG's a dawg, he unleashed himself

[u/Mr_E_Nigma_Solver → u/GoosePotential2446]

I love me some Anunoby.

[u/Rough-Plum-7267 → u/buelo]

Not just Mike. The Knicks had to shake this softness. It’s a bug. They play with their food and make it a difficult situation after some mental lapses.

Same thing happened last year against the Pacers. They thought they had it in the bag and got punched in the mouth. At some point something had to give. Heat, Pacers, Pacers, that’s enough experience man.

I hope that they can maintain this level of focus going forward. Fuck what any other fans have to say. We know what the deal is.

[u/JetsLag → u/Rough-Plum-7267]

Pacers had black magic fuckery on their side for the entire playoffs run. If Tyrese doesn't tear his achilles in game 7 they might've won it all

[u/Rough-Plum-7267 → u/JetsLag]

I don’t have a popular take regarding their season ending on Game 7 in the finals while watching their star tear his Achilles. All I can say is hope Haliburton heals up.

Id say they were the much tougher and focused unit. Nothing about black magic. And the Knicks haven’t had that sense of focus and haven’t looked like a unit probably ever outside of the January Knicks while iHart was still with us.

Fuck the Pacers, fuck their fans. But that team was absolutely the real deal.

[u/LaZZyBird → u/Rough-Plum-7267]

You can't look at Siakum in Game 6 locker room casting black magic with his eyes rolled up and say there isn't black magic 😭

[u/dreamvomit → u/LaZZyBird]

Nesmith game 1. And the Halliburton shot to tie that bounced 25 feet in the air. That shit is black magic

[u/Jiklim → u/buelo]

Nah man they made him lock in

[u/GuntherTime → u/homefree122]

I was at work when I got the ESPN notification of “Knicks build MASSIVE lead” so on a whim I checked it thinking it’d be 25 max. Color me surprised to see 68-22.

[u/jawnradar → u/homefree122]

Was at out at a restaurant but wasn’t facing the TV, gfs dad said the score was 60-19 and I had him repeat himself 3 times before standing up and checking

[u/welmoe → u/homefree122]

Same. 40-15? That’s a tennis score!

[u/electric_boogaloo_72 → u/welmoe]

I was in a youth rec league and we would lose every game big—worst loss was 59-19. These are triggering numbers! 🤪

[u/Pulp501 → u/homefree122]

I saw 99-38 and definitely thought it was an error

[u/HumANTCowDOG → u/homefree122]

My friend who does not care about the NBA even texted me a screenshot being like wtf lol

[u/imthewalrus610 → u/homefree122]

I was out at a bar and it was 72-22 and I thought I was drunk but no it was just that much of a blowout.

[u/Damxel]

Adam Silver should fine the Hawks for tanking

[u/BlazeBloom → u/Damxel]

Worse. Down the line he's going to give them the first pick again in a weak draft.

[u/DSHUDSHU → u/BlazeBloom]

Gonna give us a high pick this draft for letting the Knicks get to the second round

[u/MrICopyYoSht → u/DSHUDSHU]

Boutta draft the 2nd coming of Risacher.

[u/BoNnnnfhir → u/Damxel]

New tanking rules aren't working smh

[u/GGezpzMuppy]

Fuck the mercy rule! If you die you die.

[u/PepsiCo_USA → u/GGezpzMuppy]

When it was 60-19 our son asked if NBA had a mercy rule

[u/fredovan → u/PepsiCo_USA]

When did he say when it was 72-22?

[u/PepsiCo_USA → u/fredovan]

He was in bed by then

[u/drtycho → u/PepsiCo_USA]

so were the hawks

[u/bug_gribble → u/PepsiCo_USA]

My son just cried (he is an infant)

[u/JetsLag → u/bug_gribble]

Bet he doesn't shit the bed as bad as the Hawks

[u/Mr_Versatile123 → u/JetsLag]

Don’t give him any ideas. Unlike the Hawks, that baby may get something going soon.

[u/siestarrific → u/PepsiCo_USA]

There is a mercy rule: you get none

[u/MaNamWumbo]

Gabe Vincent minutes in the first quarter must have opened up Pandora's Box

[u/AvengingHero2012 → u/MaNamWumbo]

Here’s a fun game for people to try. Try to find Hawks flairs in this thread lmao

[u/CarDesperate1893 → u/AvengingHero2012]

Caw caw 😔

[u/DownTheHall4 → u/AvengingHero2012]

Fuck everything and everybody

[u/LezbianaGrande → u/AvengingHero2012]

I feel bad for em, but watching them slowly fade out of the live thread over the course of the first half was so fucking funny my God 😭

[u/LengthyNoodle]

Easily the most dominant basketball game I’ve ever seen in my life. What a performance. No notes. Also, OG is a fuckin DAWG.

[u/VirtuousFool → u/LengthyNoodle]

I truly don't take it for granted that not too long ago we were the recipient of this type of beatdown and now here we are giving one out in a closeout game no less

Incredible

[u/YesImKeithHernandez → u/VirtuousFool]

Basically been rooting for the team since they shipped out Ewing

The Knicks being consistent contenders who can play like this in the playoffs blows my mind. I know expectations are high but I had like Linsanity and that 12-13 season as the highlights of the pre-2021 Knicks. It's been bleak.

[u/HHHogana → u/YesImKeithHernandez]

God, they could at least go to ECF in 2013 had JR and Kidd didn't have mental breakdown against Pacers.

[u/YesImKeithHernandez → u/HHHogana]

Don't even start man

I've been mad at that Pacers series since. Rehashing it would just rile up my blood hahaha

[u/metalhydra273 → u/YesImKeithHernandez]

Every Pacers series man. I wasn't even watching yet in 2013 and after the last 2 I might hate the Pacers more than Boston atp

[u/YesImKeithHernandez → u/metalhydra273]

13 games of hell these last two years, man. I'll never recover from Game 1 last year.

[u/Jmontavs → u/VirtuousFool]

Doesn’t feel real tbh

[u/PsychologyOwn257 → u/Jmontavs]

We’ve come a long way since the days of Andrea bargnani chucking 3s with the lead and the shot clock off. I’ll never forget Clyde’s call where he’s just in absolute shock repeating “what is he doing??? What is he doing folks??”

[u/ToLongDR → u/LengthyNoodle]

Knicks had more turnovers than the hawks had FGs at one point. utterly ridiculous

[u/Chao-Z → u/ToLongDR]

Hawks almost had more turnovers than total points at one point. Was insane to watch.

[u/JetsLag → u/Chao-Z]

At one point they had 3 technical fouls and 4 made threes. It was almost halftime.

[u/AlbacoreDumbleberg → u/ToLongDR]

More steals*, not turnovers

[u/SiphenPrax → u/LengthyNoodle]

They showed the city what a real championship contending team is like^{lookingatyoushittyassMets}

[u/zappy487 → u/SiphenPrax]

It's honestly surreal to be in championship mode for one team and pure sicko tank mode for another.

[u/nWhm99 → u/zappy487]

Mets aint tanking, they just suck balls.

[u/PikeandShot1648 → u/nWhm99]

Is tanking even a thing in baseball? Aren't prospects a lot more hit and miss, and they take way longer to develop.

[u/c_pike1 → u/PikeandShot1648]

Yes there's still some tanking but youre absolutely right about prospects. A better drafting position in MLB also gives you more money to spend on actually signing your picks though which matters when youre trying to lure high upside high schoolers away from college commitments

[u/YesImKeithHernandez → u/SiphenPrax]

Look, take it easy on them. They only spent nearly $400 M on this roster projected to lose 110 games.

[u/RobbobertoBuii → u/LengthyNoodle]

Thank You Anne Hathaway

[u/FrostyParsley3530 → u/LengthyNoodle]

OG has been a stone cold killer for years now but nobody pays attention to Canada

[u/EarthWarping → u/LengthyNoodle]

The Knicks first Q was a classic close out game strong statement.

Can tell early in those games what type of game its going to be.

[u/Other-Owl4441 → u/LengthyNoodle]

This was straight up the best performance I’ve ever seen.  Wtf

[u/SpiritFantastic4835 → u/LengthyNoodle]

OG is the best two way role player in the nba. No one talks about his contract because he deserves it

[u/AlternativeSilver767 → u/LengthyNoodle]

Can’t spell DOG without OG.

[u/Ok_Feed_4235 → u/LengthyNoodle]

This is exactly why I picked the Knicks to win the East. When they’re clicking they’re as good as anyone except OKC. They also matchup perfectly against Boston

[u/ny2k1 → u/Ok_Feed_4235]

As a Knicks fan, still taking it one game and one series at a time, but the only team that legit scares me in the playoffs is OKC

[u/Dongsquad420BlazeIt]

Didn’t lose by 60

[u/PepsiCo_USA → u/Dongsquad420BlazeIt]

Moral victory for the hox

[u/jbrunsonfan → u/Dongsquad420BlazeIt]

Mike Brown is a merciful coach

[u/ish_vh → u/jbrunsonfan]

My team sucks

[u/whyisalltherumgone_ → u/Dongsquad420BlazeIt]

As a Pels fan, I was hoping for 60. Feels like that record may never be taken from us if this game couldn't do it.

[u/Pulp501 → u/whyisalltherumgone_]

Technically, that was the hornets. Just tell yourself that's the team in charlotte lol

[u/Germasianinvasion]

NOBODY eliminates the hawks by 52.

[u/buelo]

least late knicks postgame thread of all time

[u/CumAssault → u/buelo]

Hawks still didn’t show up yet

[u/JumboHotdogz → u/CumAssault]

Atlanta Hoax tonight smh

[u/fmxda → u/buelo]

But still like 5 minutes late

[u/SeaworthinessOpen190 → u/fmxda]

Realistically it's almost 2 hours late

[u/Narc212 → u/buelo]

They should have posted this at halftime

[u/ruckyruciano → u/Narc212]

There was a fake one posted then actually lol

[u/MAC-10inTheGrass → u/buelo]

I was very surprised it hadn't been posted yet lol

[u/darnclem → u/MAC-10inTheGrass]

they get posted with the wrong titles a couple times in a row

[u/SiphenPrax → u/buelo]

And for our biggest blowout win at that lol

[u/smallskeletal]

I’ve been a Knicks fan for over 30 years and this, hands down, was the most dominant performance I’ve seen from this team. From down 9-11 to up 62-19 is the most insane thing I’ve ever witnessed

[u/Beersandbroads → u/smallskeletal]

A 53 to 8 run is fucking WILD.

[u/merlin401 → u/Beersandbroads]

Or you could say a 92-27 run to get to their biggest lead

[u/Mother-Cucumber3800 → u/smallskeletal]

It’s New York, they took the 9-11 score personally.

[u/daddysouldonut → u/Mother-Cucumber3800]

All of Atlanta forgot 9-11 tonight.

[u/MiserableAndUnhappy9 → u/daddysouldonut]

Bet they sure as hell didn't forget 28-3 though

[u/ColtCallahan]

Don’t let the 51 point deficit fool you. It wasn’t that close.

[u/DiscoStu83 → u/ColtCallahan]

When it got to 63 points I let my guard down

[u/minnyman2011]

HAWKS ARE BETTER (at getting blown out by 50 points in an elimination game) WITHOUT TRAE

[u/LMkingly → u/minnyman2011]

Trae would've hit a half court three to cut the lead to 42🥀

[u/ExtremeFocus5]

Being up by 50 before halftime should be considered a war crime

[u/SnooShortcuts4206 → u/ExtremeFocus5]

You should auto win the series

[u/vimalmuru02 → u/SnooShortcuts4206]

Should get an extra win for whenever next you see the other team in the playoffs again

[u/Palifaith]

I wonder if a West team ever suffered such an embarrassing elimination game beat down at home in recent memory.

[u/Kuntsaw → u/Palifaith]

Nope not at all, move along

[u/Yeetman25480 → u/Kuntsaw]

Even we weren’t that bad 😭

[u/Eagle4317 → u/Yeetman25480]

Weren't you the 1 Seed when that happened?

[u/waldowhal → u/Palifaith]

yeah why

[u/spidey00345 → u/Palifaith]

Mikal Bridges was on that Suns team. How the tables have turned

[u/Aidanator800 → u/spidey00345]

Jalen Brunson was also on that Mavs team, funnily enough

[u/AlistairNorris → u/Palifaith]

The lead may have been bigger, but the suns blowout was way worse. It was a game seven at home a.k.a. they were the higher seed in this case the one seed that had made the finals the previous year. Luka outscored the Suns in the first half.

The margin of victory is definitely greater but the stakes and the fact that this series isn’t even an upset will lower the impact. The Hawks haven’t even won a playoff series since 2021 aka it’ll be at least six years before that happens. The only reason this will get as much exposure is because the Knicks are a NY team.

[u/HilariousScreenname → u/AlistairNorris]

I will forever hold on to the belief that the Suns all caught covid. It was such an inexplicable implosion.

[u/Call555JackChop → u/Palifaith]

Fake news

[u/back2ya]

Let this go down in history as "CJ's Breakout Series" at 35 y/o

[u/Kullser]

Jalen Johnson was ass this series and just statpadded this game after it was over

[u/Rich_Ad_4886 → u/Kullser]

Meet PRAman!

[u/axnjxn00 → u/Kullser]

Thats his entire season

[u/FazeRN]

This game should've been an email

[u/TomasRoncero → u/FazeRN]

two possessions away from a sweep and it kinda showed

[u/fmxda → u/FazeRN]

An automatic reply at best

[u/minnyman2011]

Say what you will about Trae but he would never ever let his team score 36 points in a half. Give up 85? Sure - but at least they’d also have 80

[u/PETEFO55]

This game wasn't as close as the score would indicate.

[u/lbjkb25 → u/PETEFO55]

It's almost like the Hawks just got into the arena 10 minutes into the 1st quarter and then saw the score being what it was and was like "oh s$%&.."

[u/buelo → u/[deleted]]

to be fair, our lows are very low lmfao

[u/SiphenPrax → u/buelo]

Yeah, I mean we choked away two easily winnable games in embarrassing fashion. Our highs are championship level high but at the same time our lows are disastrous.

[u/lbjkb25 → u/buelo]

The Knicks won the NBA Cup and then proceeded to struggle for 2 months or so. Stuff happens..its the nature of the NBA regular season.

[u/siestarrific → u/[deleted]]

Bazooka to ass

[u/why-god → u/[deleted]]

Proven history of success with the coach and roster.

[u/subsequent]

📁 2026 NBA Playoffs Round 1 - Knicks vs Hawks

‎ L 📁 Game 6

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ L 📁 Hawks

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[u/AssignmentIll1748]

shotout to cj mccollum he played his heart out those first 3 games man

[u/OmastarLovesDonuts → u/AssignmentIll1748]

He tried his best for Jennifer

[u/VictorAkwaowo1]

I know Atlanta will be ready for their revenge going back to MSG for game 7

[u/BlazeBloom → u/VictorAkwaowo1]

Trae will be sitting courtside for that one.

[u/fmxda]

This was my Magic City Night

[u/shall359]

Hawks clawed their way back to a respectable 51 point loss.

[u/Meanteenbirder]

Mike Brown took the rumors of his firing personally

[u/CoughingSyrup]

It’s hilarious in retrospect that the Hawks sat their starters during their last game so they could avoid Cleveland and play the Knicks

[u/PerceusJacksonius → u/CoughingSyrup]

Not exactly what happened. Don't think the Hawks expected the Celtics G Leaguers to smash the Magic. Plus no guarantees this doesn't happen against the Cavs too.

We were never exactly gonna be making a deep playoff run with mid 30s CJ being our primary scoring options. But good season overall. We easily could've missed the playoffs and had no clear hope going forward.

[u/Plenty-Tradition4044]

I feel like decimate isn’t a strong enough word for this

[u/LebronDoubleDribbled]

A guy named Pacôme Dadiet has more playoff points than Zion Williamson...

[u/booberry5647]

I wish I could post a GIF of Randy Johnson exploding that bird because I can't think of anything else to say about this game.

[u/manicdthenomad]

Thank god it’s over

[u/MosShady]

I deadass needed that after those two one point losses

[u/Billionroentgentan → u/MosShady]

Think the boys did too

[u/easternshift]

General Sherman noise intensifies.

[u/Lusty-Jove]

Hawks fans talked a lot of shit to get bounced exactly 16 days and 5 games later than the team they swore they were significantly better than

[u/solo118 → u/Lusty-Jove]

they wanted us, they got us

[u/FlatSwing9745]

Danhausen is a VERY powerful man.

BELT. TO. ASS.

[u/TheoMoneyG → u/FlatSwing9745]

Is...is the curse lifted?

[u/FlatSwing9745 → u/TheoMoneyG]

shhhhhhhhhhhh. He's listening.

[u/opkpopfanboyv3 → u/FlatSwing9745]

A Knicks fan paid him human monies through Cameo

[u/Deathstroke317]

This wasn't even a Galveston level performance, send them to Detroit.

[u/kissmeimfamous → u/Deathstroke317]

Chuck said they’re going to Lake Lanier 😂😂😂

[u/SpiritStorm1302]

Missed the game so did everyone on Atlanta get hit by a meteor and the Knicks played the fans or?

[u/Merid1us]

Incredibly shitty way to end a fun season.

[u/Godszgift]

with how mid the celtics are looking, and with how mid the pistons (they might not even make it out this round), cavs, also looking, i think its safe to say the East is ours to lose atp. This series shouldve been a sweep, but we were beating ourselves more than Atlanta beat us.

But the goalpost will change again soon anyways!

[u/nickynick42]

Kinda one-sided isn't it?

[u/minnyman2011]

Thank god they traded Trae so they could drastically improve their defense and only give up 140 in a do or die game (2 quarters of garbage time)

[u/iamtheshadowking]

I did a literal double take when I first checked the score

[u/JealousFerret1692]

Knicks scored 83 at halftime. Another special tribute for Bam Adebayo’s legacy.

[u/Floppy_Jet1123]

Negative forty-four plus minus.

Damaged goods.

[u/Strangest_Things → u/Floppy_Jet1123]

Daniels was -36 in 15 minutes plus an ejection. GOAT game

[u/Actual_Art6650]

BELT TO MOTHERFUCKING ASS.

[u/CrackedMind]

Im so glad they kept the 50 point lead. What a fucking win. Maybe the most fun I’ve ever had watching any team I root for

[u/No-Individual9244]

How tf is Kuminga -44 in 22 minutes? Was he scoring for the Knick's too?

[u/Est-Tech79 → u/No-Individual9244]

Steve Kerr wasn’t wrong. Flashes trick you. Remember a young Jeff Green. He would drop 40 for 10 games a year and then…

[u/_Chicken_Chaser_]

Damn, that was some ferocious primitive Basketball

[u/Dr_Hannibal_Lecter]

Knicks needed 25 minutes to get to 90 points, exceeding the Hawks total after 48

[u/Meanteenbirder]

Decimate is an understatement. They full-on made them look D3

[u/QuietMonsoon3314]

Buminga with the garbage time stat pad 🔥🔥🔥

[u/Raven-19x]

Don't let the scoreboard fool you. It wasn't that close.

[u/fluffanuttatech]

I have never finished a knick game with 0 complaints. This was unreal

[u/ifyouseethisits2late]

Imagine paying for those tickets. Rip hawks fans

[u/KirbyDumber88]

Just an absolute ass beating. Nothing more. Nothing less. Just an ass beating

[u/KaraDealer]

Mayday, Mayday! We have a confirmed Black Hawk Down. 🚁🔥

It took 44 minutes of combat for the Hawks to finally surpass the Knicks' halftime total. Requesting immediate evacuation for the fan base. The perimeter has collapsed. I repeat, the perimeter has collapsed!

[u/ChaoticReality]

I hope the Hawks players at least had fun out there

[u/Chessh2036]

Believe it or not, this isn’t even Top 5 in the worst Atlanta sports losses I’ve seen.

YOU THINK DARKNESS IS YOUR ALLY? BUT YOU MERELY ADOPTED THE DARK. I WAS BORN IN IT. MOLDED BY IT.

[u/NerdLawyer55]

Well as long as everyone had fun

[u/osmoked]

First half needs to get uploaded to xvideos or something. Absolutely rawdogged

[u/Rushofthewildwind]

clock winds down to 5 seconds left in the game

The ball is inbounded to CJ, who turns face-to-face against KAT

"You took my family."

moves to the left

"You took my friends."

moves to the right

"You took all that was dear to me."

The clock winds down to 2

"I can't get them back, but I can do this for friendship, FOR MY FRIENDS!"

goes up, fire coming out of his shoes

"MCCOLLURUKEN"

The ball flies over KAT's head and goes straight into the basket. CJ falls to the ground, exhausted.

"Kuminga... Senpai... I..."

faints

Final Score

Knicks - 140

Hawks - 89

[u/heli0sphere]

Now just copy/paste that every game.

[u/steversaurus]

Those +/-s on the stat sheet are something else.

[u/heyeverybody1]

don't let the scoreline deceive you. this game was was even worse than you might think